Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Simplified outline ................................................................................ 1

4............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 1

5............ Eligible persons ................................................................................... 3

6............ Crown to be bound ............................................................................. 4

6A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 4

7............ Continuity of partnerships ................................................................... 4

8............ General criteria for administration of this Act ..................................... 4

Part 2--Issue of vouchers to participants in the voucher system              6

Division 1--Simplified outline                                                                                   6

9............ Simplified outline ................................................................................ 6

Division 2--Issue of vouchers by the Minister                                                 7

10.......... Issue of vouchers by the Minister ....................................................... 7

11.......... Voucher rules ...................................................................................... 7

12.......... Vouchers do not have effect before 1 July 1997 ................................. 7

Division 3--Participants in the voucher system                                              8

13.......... Participants in the voucher system ...................................................... 8

Part 3--Service providers                                                                                                  9

Division 1--Simplified outline                                                                                   9

14.......... Simplified outline ................................................................................ 9

Division 2--Accreditation                                                                                         10

15.......... Accreditation of service providers ..................................................... 10

16.......... Conditions of accreditation ................................................................ 11

17.......... Rules of conduct ............................................................................... 11

18.......... Compliance with rules of conduct ..................................................... 12

19.......... Disqualification for fraud, dishonesty etc. ......................................... 12

Division 3--Contracted service providers                                                       15

20.......... Contracted service providers ............................................................. 15

21.......... Payments to contracted service providers .......................................... 15

23.......... Repayments by contracted service providers ..................................... 16

24.......... Recovery of overpayments etc. ......................................................... 17

Part 4--Administration                                                                                                     18

25.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 18

26.......... Arrangements for dealing with complaints ........................................ 18

27.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 18

Part 5--Review of decisions                                                                                           19

28.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 19

29.......... Decisions that may be subject to reconsideration by the Minister ..... 19

30.......... Statements to accompany notification of decisions ............................ 19

31.......... Applications for reconsideration of decisions ................................... 20

32.......... Reconsideration by the Minister ........................................................ 20

33.......... Deadlines for reconsiderations .......................................................... 21

34.......... Statements to accompany notification of decisions on reconsideration 21

35.......... Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ............................... 21

Part 6--Injunctions                                                                                                              22

36.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 22

37.......... Injunctions ........................................................................................ 22

38.......... Interim injunctions ............................................................................ 23

39.......... Discharge etc. of injunctions ............................................................. 23

40.......... Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply ............................ 23

41.......... Other powers of the court unaffected ................................................ 24

Part 7--Vicarious liability                                                                                                25

42.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 25

43.......... Liability of corporations .................................................................... 25

44.......... Liability of persons other than corporations ...................................... 26

Part 8--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        28

45.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 28

46.......... Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 28

47.......... Treatment of partnerships .................................................................. 28

48.......... Giving of documents to partnerships ................................................ 28

49.......... Nomination of address for service of documents .............................. 29

50.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 29

Notes                                                                                                                                              31

An Act relating to hearing services

  

Notes to the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997

Note 1

The Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 81, 1997 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Hearing Services Administration Act 1997	81, 1997	18 June 1997	18 June 1997
Health Insurance Commission (Reform and Separation of Functions) Act 1997	159, 1997	11 Nov, 1997	Schedule 1 (items 35-37): Royal Assent	--
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	111, 2001	17 Sept 2001	17 Sept 2001	S. 4
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005	111, 2005	6 Sept 2005	Schedule 2 (items 396, 397): 1 Oct 2005	--
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007	32, 2007	30 Mar 2007	Schedule 2 (item 51): 1 Apr 2007 (see s. 2(1))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 7 (item 71): 19 Apr 2011	--
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011	32, 2011	25 May 2011	Schedule 4 (items 276, 277): 1 July 2011	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 684) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 4......................................	am. No. 32, 2011
S. 5......................................	am. No. 32, 2007
Note to s. 5(3)....................	am. No. 46, 2011
S. 6A...................................	ad. No. 111, 2001
Part 3
Division 2
S. 19....................................	am. No. 111, 2001
Division 3
S. 21....................................	am. No. 159, 1997; No. 111, 2005; No. 32, 2011
Note to s. 21(6)..................	ad. No. 159, 1997
	rep. No. 111, 2005
Note to s. 21(7)..................	ad. No. 159, 1997
	rep. No. 111, 2005
S. 22....................................	rep. No. 111, 2001
Part 4
S. 27....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
Part 8
S. 47....................................	am. No. 111, 2001

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 111, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.